Re: Dead O2 sensor

[John_Calabrese@ENGELHARD.COM]

depending on how much sulfur was in the gas, yes, sometimes you can
desulphate the sensor by running it at 600 C+ for a while (take it on the
highway).. there could also have been some kind of crazy additive in the
gas, but I thought lead was banned in mexico....




Ludis Langens <ludis@cruzers.com>@diy-efi.org on 08/28/2000 04:45:51 PM

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Subject:  Dead O2 sensor


A neighbor has a 5.0 TBI (L03) in his classic car.  A few weeks ago, he
drove to Mexico.  Several times, he had to fill up with high sulfur
Mexican gas.  On the way back, the fuel economy had dropped 20%.  I
hooked up a scan tool - the ECM had set a code 13.  A short test drive
confirmed the code 13 - the O2 sensor voltage never left a range of four
AtoD converter values centered at the sensor bias voltage.  This sensor
was _dead_.  After putting in a new sensor, the ECM and engine were once
again happy.

Question, did the Mexican gas poison the sensor?  Or might it have died
due to other causes?

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Ludis Langens                               ludis (at) cruzers (dot) com
Mac, Fiero, & engine controller goodies:  http://www.cruzers.com/~ludis/

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